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Joel Magee is America’s Toy Scout

Joel Magee’s Antique Toy Roadshow was established in 1996 as a small family-owned business. They participate in buying, selling, and collecting vintage toys from all over the country. The Company currently boasts over 20,000 buying connections, enabling accurate appraisal recommendations and truly rare products. The Antique Toy Roadshow additionally hosts events in cities all over the United States in places like: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Daytona Beach, Florida, and cities in Southern California. As of February 2014, the Toy Roadshow has bought over 1,500 items from more than 500 people.

The Antique Toy Roadshow has been featured in a number of local news publications including Fox News, Omaha, CBS, and the Dallas Morning News. Joel Magee’s Toy Roadshows are always admission free and attendees are encouraged to bring their antique toys for appraisal. There is no limit to the number of toys an attendee can bring.

The Antique Toy Roadshow founder and Roadshow Manager, Joel Magee, was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. Joel has fond memories in particular of harsh Iowan winters spent inside, playing with some of his favorite toys. These fond memories are the reason he began collecting toys in the 1980s. He believe that toys bring people closer positive memories of their childhoods, also allowing the exchange of nostalgia and camaraderie between one another. Joel often views himself as a counselor and mediator so that the owners can make the best decisions possible.

About Joel Magee

Joel Magee has been traveling around the nation for the past 20 years, buying, selling, and collecting vintage toys. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience appraising collectables, earning him the title of America’s Toy Scout.

Joel is the Roadshow Manager of the Antique Toy Roadshow. He is also the owner of the FXToys! online eBay store.